Martha Hooker Mix
PainterPainted by
Richard Jennys
American, active 1783 - 1798
SubjectPortrait of
Martha Hooker Mix
1792 - 1833
Date1794
MediumPainting; oil on canvas in frame
DimensionsStretcher (height x width): 17 15/16 × 14 3/4in. (45.6 × 37.5cm)
Frame (height x width): 20 15/16 × 17 3/4in. (53.2 × 45.1cm)
Frame (height x width): 20 15/16 × 17 3/4in. (53.2 × 45.1cm)
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineMuseum purchase
DescriptionBust-length portrait of Martha Hooker Mix by artist Richard Jennys. Mix is about 17 months old. She is turned slightly to the right. She has brown eyes and short blonde hair with bangs. She is wearing a pale rose-colored dress with a square neckline that is trimmed with a broad white ruffle. There is an oval background around the subject, and the remainder of the background is darker.
Object number1975.1.2
InscribedBack of canvas: "AE t. 17: months. 1794. - / Rd. Jennys pinxt.--"Top of frame: "Patty"
Top of stretcher: "Deming"
Bottom of stretcher: "Patty"
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Richard Jennys
Martha Webster Miller